This call invites scholarly contributions for a CESCI-organised panel supported by the European Commission at the ABS 2026 Annual Conference, focusing on how the economic benefits generated through cross-border cooperation can be analysed, measured and mobilised to support the financing of such cooperation.
The submitted extended abstracts should align with the accompanying background document and may address topics such as the costs of non- cooperation, the economic effects of cross-border public services, financial modelling of savings or additional revenues, and governance arrangements for reinvesting these gains.
Within this scope, theoretical contributions, empirical case studies, analyses of specific border regions, and calculation or simulation models measuring the financial impacts of cross-border services are expected with preference given to European cases
Submission info
- Type of submission: extended abstract (2,000 words, excluding references)
- Language: English
- Contributions must follow the themes of the accompanying background paper.
- Format: PDF or Word.
- Submit by e-mail to cesci@cesci-net.eu.
- If a paper is not selected to receive funding in the present call, the authors may also submit it directly to the conference organisers.
- Selection will be based on the scholarly quality of the abstract, its methodological clarity, and the strength of its connection to the theme
Selection process
- CESCI will select 4 papers to form a panel proposal for the Association for Borderlands Studies (ABS) Annual Conference.
- If the panel and abstracts are accepted by ABS, CESCI will provide a contribution of EUR 1,000 per paper towards conference participation costs.
- As each abstract has also to be submitted for acceptance by ABS, 2 additional papers will be selected as reserves for the eventuality that papers selected in this call would not be accepted by the conference organisers.
- More information on the ABS conference: https://absborderlands.org/meetings/abs-annual-conference/
Important dates
- 19 DEC 2025: Submission deadline for extended abstracts.
- 5 JAN 2026: Notification of selected and reserve papers.
- 16 JAN 2026: Submission of CESCI panel proposal to ABS 2026.
- 25-28 MARCH 2026: ABS Annual Conference,Albuquerque, USA
